Bursar’s Review ISBA Annual Conference 2019

Stand 88 Engage is a school management information system (MIS) created specifically for independent schools and colleges. Imagine if your school management system was a football team HEADLINE PARTNER 64 If you were setting up a new staff football team at your school, what would the essentials be? Attract a team of passionate players? Swap their uncoordinated mix of make-do-and-mend sportswear with a matching team kit, so that players identify as a team and work in harmony? Appoint an experienced team coach for support, training and building the players’ skill set, allowing the team to deliver a top-class performance time and again? It is the same for your school management information system. A new school would choose one platform that seamlessly brings together admissions, administrative, academic and finance functions, with expert training and support tailored to them. Few would opt to implement a number of distinct applications that struggle to communicate, each leading to different and separate working practices, data confusion or duplication and mixed success. Double First works with more than 500 schools globally, enabling them to find all the features they need in one place. Engage is an inclusive system for colleagues across admissions, academic and administrative departments, with features such as reporting for teachers (including learning and activities management) and seamless billing and school accounts management for administrative staff, teachers and parents. Change can be daunting and we know that’s why so many schools continue to battle daily with the multiple costs and challenges of running different systems across school functions. Engage customers receive one-to-one training and unlimited support from the team of education technology experts. Schools are always changing, so Double First products are flexible and dynamic to fit your requirements, incorporating new ideas and developments. Double First has more than 30 years’ experience working with school bursars and senior management teams to implement the MIS change, improvement and efficiency that so many schools demand. Visit Double First on stand 88 to find out how effective, integrated teamwork through Engage can save you time and money. www.theisba.org.uk “Engage has an unparalleled depth of functionality like no other when compared to other providers. Having worked on many educational management systems, I must complement Engage on such an outstanding product. This is by far the most advanced educational management system I have ever seen in my career to date”. For further information contact www.doublefirst.com